Biographical Records

Notable People from District of Columbia

1,116 notable figures born in District of Columbia, showing page 9 of 23, ranked by historical prominence.

Marjorie Townsend
Marjorie Townsend
American electrical engineer
1930 - 2015
military flight engineer
C.W. Gortner
C.W. Gortner
American writer
1964 - 2025
novelistwriter
Greg Howard
Greg Howard
American musician (1964–2023)
1964 - 2023
jazz musicianjazz guitaristguitarist
Lillian Yarbo
Lillian Yarbo
American actress (1905-1996)
1905 - 1996
actor
Elizabeth Norment
American actress
1952 - 2014
film actorstage actor
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
Edward Fitzgerald Beale
American explorer, surveyor, ambassador (1822-1893)
1822 - 1893
explorerdiplomatmilitary officer
George Raveling
George Raveling
American basketball coach and announcer (1937–2025)
1937 - 2025
basketball playerbasketball coach
Robert Bassler
Robert Bassler
American film producer and film editor (1903-1975)
1903 - 1975
producerfilm editorfilm producer
Roscoe Brown
Roscoe Brown
Tuskegee airman and academic
1922 - 2016
aircraft pilotacademicradio personality
John C. Whitcomb
American theologian
1924 - 2020
theologian
Henry E. Emerson
Henry E. Emerson
United States Army officer
1925 - 2015
military personnel
Waring Cuney
American writer (1906–1976)
1906 - 1976
poetwriter
Sidney Kramer
Sidney Kramer
American politician
1925 - 2022
officialcivil servantpolitician
C. J. Snare
C. J. Snare
American singer (1959–2024)
1959 - 2024
singer
Ricky Lawless
American professional wrestler and promoter (1959-1988)
1959 - 1988
professional wrestleramateur wrestlerpromoter
Paul Garner
Paul Garner
American actor (1909-2004)
1909 - 2004
television actorstage actoractor
Jeffrey Bell
Jeffrey Bell
Author, Political Consultant (1943-2018)
1943 - 2018
political scientistgeneral managerspeechwriter
Ken Kennedy
Ken Kennedy
American computer scientist
1945 - 2007
university teachercomputer scientistengineer
Dorothy Payne Whitney
Dorothy Payne Whitney
American philanthropist (1887–1968)
1887 - 1968
philanthropistpublishereducator
Joel Brinkley
American journalist
1952 - 2014
journalistcolumnist
Clarence E. Gauss
Clarence E. Gauss
American diplomat
1887 - 1960
diplomat
Eli Noyes
animator (1942–2024)
1942 - 2024
directorfilm directorfilm producer
Guy Coombs
Guy Coombs
American actor (1882–1947)
1882 - 1947
film directoractor
Joseph Gale
Joseph Gale
American pioneer (1807–1881)
1807 - 1881
trapperexplorership captain
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara
American politician (1925-1989)
1925 - 1989
politicianlawyer
Henry Watterson
Henry Watterson
American journalist and politician (1840-1921)
1840 - 1921
publisherjournalistpolitician
Garrett Mattingly
American historian
1900 - 1962
university teacherhistorianwriter
Alvin C. Graves
Alvin C. Graves
American nuclear physicist (1909–1965)
1909 - 1965
nuclear physicistphysicist
Dick Thompson
Dick Thompson
American racing driver (1920-2014)
1920 - 2014
racing automobile driverdentist
Harriet Richardson
Harriet Richardson
American carcinologist (1874–1958)
1874 - 1958
carcinologistbiologistzoologist
Don Laws
Don Laws
American figure skater and coach
1929 - 2014
figure skating coachfigure skaterice dancer
Margaret O'Neill Eaton
Margaret O'Neill Eaton
American politician
1799 - 1879
politician
Buck Hill
American musician (1927–2017)
1927 - 2017
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Don Raye
American songwriter (1909-1985)
1909 - 1985
dancerlyricistsongwriter
William R. Coyle
William R. Coyle
United States Marine (1878-1962)
1878 - 1962
geologistpolitician
William Franklin Sands
William Franklin Sands
American diplomat (1874–1946)
1874 - 1946
university teacherdiplomatwriter
Gilbert Gude
Gilbert Gude
American politician (1923-2007)
1923 - 2007
politician
Roscoe Conkling Bruce
Roscoe Conkling Bruce
American educator
1879 - 1950
editoreducator
Samuel Arnold
Samuel Arnold
Lincoln conspirator (1834–1906)
1834 - 1906
soldier
James Benjamin Lampert
James Benjamin Lampert
United States Army general (1914–1978)
1914 - 1978
military personnel
Gilbert M. Woodward
Gilbert M. Woodward
American politician and Union Army officer (1835–1913)
1835 - 1914
politicianlawyer
Manning Kimmel
Manning Kimmel
Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1913–1944)
1913 - 1944
submarinermilitary officer
Frances W. Delehanty
American artist and illustrator
1879 - 1977
artist
Mark Robin Geier
American geneticist (1948–2025)
1948 - 2025
anti-vaccine activisttennis playergeneticist
Aram Bakshian
Aram Bakshian
American speechwriter
1944 - 2022
political adviserspeechwriterwriter
Joseph A. Walker
Joseph A. Walker
American dramatist (1935–2003)
1935 - 2003
playwright
Walter Francis Sullivan
American bishop (1928–2012)
1928 - 2012
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Helen Dyer
American biochemist (1895-1998)
1895 - 1998
biochemist
Jean Briggs
American-born Canadian anthropologist
1929 - 2016
lexicographerlinguistanthropologist
Alberta Jeannette Cassell
American architect
1926 - 2007
architect
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